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Dreadful Scathe
2nd-June-2003, 12:46 PM
Who makes the best dancer?

Does a job affect dancing ..... either because you are in a boring job and dancing is your release or you are in a wild job and dancing enables you to wind down? Pick a career that in your experience seems to produce the best dancers (ive not included dance teachers, pick something else :) ) - only pick your own job if you can truthfully say that most of the best dancers you meet are also in that profession :).

This is of course 100% serious and Franck may in future charge people in the 'lesser' jobs to enable them to post to the forum ;). After all, your comments would be less important :).


(yes I meant to put in more jobs but i pressed RETURN by accident and you cant edit the poll once its up.....Franck, help! :) )

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 01:05 PM
Can't believe at present IT has none and accountants are blazing away with 3 votes:wink:

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 01:07 PM
Originally posted by Dreadful Scathe

This is of course 100% serious and Franck may in future charge people in the 'lesser' jobs to enable them to post to the forum ;). After all, your comments would be less important :).



DS,

By the same token, would those in 'greater' jobs get paid to share their words of wisdom and thoughts??:)

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 01:28 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
Can't believe at present IT has none and accountants are blazing away with 3 votes:wink:

Did you vote twice?????
Once for each of us???..:wink:

Can't believe IT hasn't figured out a way to get in behind the scenes and frig it, knowing they're not going to beat the Accountants ligitimately

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 01:31 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
DS,

By the same token, would those in 'greater' jobs get paid to share their words of wisdom and thoughts??:)

You mean you're not getting paid already???
I get bonuses for being naughty with CJ too....

I'm sure Trampie gets airmiles:D
How else did you think he was going to Oz??

CJ
2nd-June-2003, 01:37 PM
Can't believe you missed out, "Muso?!?!?!?!!!"

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 01:40 PM
Originally posted by Chicklet
Did you vote twice?????
Once for each of us???..:wink:


Now don't be silly, DS said you couldn't vote for yourself and your own profession, although most of the accountants I've danced with are awfully good:kiss:

Dreadful Scathe
2nd-June-2003, 01:41 PM
Originally posted by Ceroc Jock
Can't believe you missed out, "Muso?!?!?!?!!!"

I was going to add DJ at least...but like i said - got all finger fumbly and pressed return! Franck will fix it ...oh yes... :)

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 01:42 PM
Originally posted by Chicklet
You mean you're not getting paid already???
I get bonuses for being naughty with CJ too....


I must be one of those accountants who get underpaid:( as not many pennies, and even less after next Tuesday when I leave my job:sad: :sad:

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 01:55 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
I must be one of those accountants who get underpaid:( as not many pennies and even less after next Tuesday when I leave my job:sad: :sad:

I thought you were going to accept my offer and come and sit beside me and pick up all the things I accidentally drop under the desk. I can go to £45 grand and can offer "CIMA Executive Support, CA" on the business cards.

Lots of nice perks too.:innocent:

Sandy
2nd-June-2003, 01:55 PM
Oh, has to be the vampire slayer. All that sneaking about, staking folk through the heart calls for nimble footwork, accuracy and not being frigthened of getting up close:wink: The garlic could be a slight downside!

Sandy

azande
2nd-June-2003, 01:57 PM
But what does best dancers means?

Technical perfection?
Surely the more you practice the better you became technically.

Are we talking about emotion?
That only depends from the kind of person you are, how expressive you are and the mood you are in during a particular night. Maybe people used to express their emotions (or even fake ones! :wink: ) like actors are better at it but even then that is very subjective.

Musical interpretation?
Don't think you can say there are a wrong and a right way of interpreting music. Everybody "feels" the music in a different way; even different musicians have different interpretations of the same song. (Extreme case: look at Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics and Marilyn Manson!!)

To cut the story short, I don't think there is any connection between your job and how you dance!

Sarah B
2nd-June-2003, 01:59 PM
The accountant thing may be a bit tongue in cheek but I think there may be some truth behind it.

I was lucky enough to dance with Gus a few months ago (apparently he's an accountant) and he was brilliant.

Also I've just been to the Anzac Ball and I saw Nigel for the first time and he was incredible. I was told he is an accountant as well.

This may just be co-incidence. Does anyone else have any theories?

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 01:59 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
, although most of the accountants I've danced with are awfully good:kiss:

For all it's meant to be a non-manual profession I would have to also say that most of the ones I've danced with are pretty good with their hands too.....(and their knees I suppose).:drool:

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 02:04 PM
Originally posted by Chicklet


Lots of nice perks too.:innocent:

Think the perks require an expansion, been offered some attractive packages of late:wink:

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 02:08 PM
Originally posted by Sarah B
The accountant thing may be a bit tongue in cheek but I think there may be some truth behind it.....This may just be co-incidence. Does anyone else have any theories?

Yeah, think you are right in that accountants are incredible dancers. Accoutants are actually tremendous at most things they put their minds to and the reputation they sometimes earn as being boring generally are only directed at them from those people who are jealous of them:wink:

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 02:10 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
Think the perks require an expansion, been offered some attractive packages of late:wink:

designated space for the Jag.
reserved window seat in company restauraunt.
hire and fire responsibility for company pole dancers.
etc
only drawback I can think of might be 24 / 7 requirement to walk behind me up stairs to make sure the seams on my stockings are straight.:innocent:

tempted?

DavidB
2nd-June-2003, 02:16 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
...accountants are incredible dancers...
{snip}
Accoutants are actually tremendous at most things they put their minds to including fiction...

(Where do you think 'creative accounting' came from?)

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 02:17 PM
Originally posted by Chicklet

hire and fire responsibility for company pole dancers.

:confused::confused:

Dare I ask what sort of company you work for????

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 02:21 PM
Originally posted by DavidB
including fiction...

(Where do you think 'creative accounting' came from?)

:rofl::rofl: :rofl:

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 02:21 PM
Originally posted by DavidB
including fiction...

(Where do you think 'creative accounting' came from?)

Thank you for backing up the "not boring" thing. Some of us have amazingly fertile imaginations.

On the terminology thing some of you may have heard of 'window dressing '...and think it refers to manipulating the balance sheet - wrong - that's all about how to put one's sheer white shirt and little blue skirt suit and heels on to best effect while backlit.....

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 02:24 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
:confused::confused:

Dare I ask what sort of company you work for????

we make things that people buy on the internet and then insert them at home alone.

more info than that would need to be oral.

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 02:26 PM
Originally posted by Chicklet

On the terminology thing some of you may have heard of 'window dressing '...and think it refers to manipulating the balance sheet - wrong - that's all about how to put one's sheer white shirt and little blue skirt suit and heels on to best effect while backlit.....

Have been accused of window dressing in my time, but have no re-collection of ever wearing such an attire!

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 02:28 PM
Back to topic,

Am surprised that no-one has voted for teachers yet as can think of several with teaching background from the Dundee area that are very, very good. Perhaps the problem is that when at the dancing you don't know everybody's profession and thus you are unable to make such a correlation.

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 02:32 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
Have been accused of window dressing in my time, but have no re-collection of ever wearing such an attire!

sorry, should have been more explicit (:rofl: as if ) I know it's a long time since you did your training and it will have slipped your mind by now -but you're getting confused - remember when they split the girlaccountants up from the boyaccountants and they taught us the windowdressing and taught YOU the windowUNdressing - at least they did in CIMA - did you go to the wrong class??or was it different in woosy CA world????

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 02:42 PM
Originally posted by Chicklet
?or was it different in woosy CA world????

woosy :reallymad

Any more of that and I'm going to gut you like a fish

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 02:49 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
woosy :reallymad

Any more of that and I'm going to gut you like a fish

hmm if I remember correctly that's pretendmad CA speak for for "come here and I'll tickle you really hard" isn't it?:devil: :innocent:

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 02:53 PM
How did you get your hands on a CA dictionary??

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 03:16 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
How did you get your hands on a CA dictionary??

I sneaked it out of a CA's inside pocket - quite good at slight of hand:innocent:

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 03:24 PM
Ahhh, that's where it went:wink:

"Quite good at slight of hand" - so is Paul Daniels, but what tricks do YOU have up your sleeves

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 03:27 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
Ahhh, that's where it went:wink:

"Quite good at slight of hand" - so is Paul Daniels, but what tricks do YOU have up your sleeves

rarely wearing sleeves so I like to hide my tricks a bit more front and centre really, and they're far better seen than described really.:devil:

Dave Hancock
2nd-June-2003, 03:31 PM
Originally posted by Chicklet
so I like to hide my tricks a bit more front and centre really, and they're far better seen than described really.:devil:

:confused::confused:

If they're better seen than described than why hide them??

Chicklet
2nd-June-2003, 03:39 PM
Originally posted by Dave Hancock
:confused::confused:

If they're better seen than described than why hide them??

cos I don't let just ANYBODY see them...thrill of the chase and all that...:innocent:

Jon
2nd-June-2003, 06:00 PM
Originally posted by Sarah B
The accountant thing may be a bit tongue in cheek but I think there may be some truth behind it.

Maybe it's that accountants are good with handling figures. Isn't that what they do on the dance floor too!. :wink: :sorry :waycool:

Jayne
2nd-June-2003, 06:49 PM
What about us scientists?

Laura, Lisa and I are all scientists - there must be more of us out there. Some of us can be interesting at times too... :wink:

J :nice:

Dreadful Scathe
2nd-June-2003, 08:08 PM
Originally posted by Jayne
What about us scientists?

Laura, Lisa and I are all scientists - there must be more of us out there. Some of us can be interesting at times too... :wink:


So you've got the 'scientists are attractive brunettes' covered at least - Im sure that goes for male scientists too :)

Vampire Slayers are walking away with this one - mind you I would have 'staked' a few pounds on them....:what:

Chicklet
3rd-June-2003, 08:29 AM
Originally posted by Jon
Maybe it's that accountants are good with handling figures. Isn't that what they do on the dance floor too!. :wink: :sorry :waycool:

If they get one in front of them (or behind come to that) that's worth handling then they certainly don't like to miss golden opportunities, so you're probably right there Jon :devil: :D

Gadget
3rd-June-2003, 08:30 AM
Originally posted by Dreadful Scathe
Vampire Slayers are walking away with this one - mind you I would have 'staked' a few pounds on them....:what:
Shouln't that be "pounded a few stakes with them" ? :D

Alfie
3rd-June-2003, 10:11 PM
Originally posted by Jayne
What about us scientists?

Laura, Lisa and I are all scientists - there must be more of us out there. Some of us can be interesting at times too... :wink:

J :nice:

Does that mean you're into bacteria as well as Quantum Physics:D

But seriously people, In my limited experience I have found that modern jive seems to attract alot of what I would call professional career people, Doctors, Lawyers, Accountants, Medical people, I.T specialists, teachers etc. I find that there are very few people in manual jobs like little old me and most people I meet at work think I'm a very unlikely dancer.
Maybe it has something to do with patterns of stress in diferent jobs and the actual hours of work people keep.
The Vampire Slayers obviously have the hours of darkness in their favour.
:waycool:

Bill
4th-June-2003, 11:41 AM
Originally posted by Sarah B
I was lucky enough to dance with Gus a few months ago (apparently he's an accountant) and he was brilliant.

Also I've just been to the Anzac Ball and I saw Nigel for the first time and he was incredible. I was told he is an accountant as well.

This may just be co-incidence. Does anyone else have any theories?


Well Sarah, you're obviously very lucky as both Gus and Nigel are great dancers. Indeed, as has been said many times on this forum , Nigel is ( IMHO) one of the best dancers in the country and along with Viktor is one of my heroes.

The women around Manchester have the good fortune of having Gus around to dance with whenever they want although now he is in employment he has a little less time than he did to get round the clubs.

Does this make accountants the 'best' ????

Gus
4th-June-2003, 05:32 PM
Originally posted by Bill

Does this make accountants the 'best' ????

Well, Matt (Head of Blitz) is an ex-accountant, Lilian (mother of PunkFish and an excellent demo and dancer in her own right) is another accountant.

However, I seem to remember that when I was still in the Ceroc Teacher Association seeing the emial list and a significant number of the teachers seemed to work for either Oracle or PWC consulting....... draw your own conclusions.:sick:

Grant
5th-June-2003, 02:01 PM
Just a few thoughts on why people from some professions may be good

Accountants - rich, can afford to go to any and all workshops
Lawyers - as per accountants
Teachers - so much free time that they can use to practice
Scientists - clever people, have no problem working out how to dance well

But the best dancers don't come from any particular profession - they are just the ones who learnt to dance at the age of 5 instead of waiting until they became adults.

:cheers:
Grant
PS. Expecting howls of outrage from the accountants and lawyers who think they are as clever as any scientist. :D
And from teachers who don't think they have plenty of free time.:D

Dreadful Scathe
9th-June-2003, 01:21 PM
Originally posted by Gus

However, I seem to remember that when I was still in the Ceroc Teacher Association seeing the emial list and a significant number of the teachers seemed to work for either Oracle or PWC consulting....... draw your own conclusions.:sick:

Rubbish. I work for an Oracle partner and I suck at dancing :)

Chicklet
9th-June-2003, 01:32 PM
Originally posted by Dreadful Scathe
I suck at dancing :)
i take it that's not a move you share with EVERY partner??:eek:

Dreadful Scathe
9th-June-2003, 01:56 PM
Originally posted by Chicklet
i take it that's not a move you share with EVERY partner??:eek:

just accountants :)

Chicklet
9th-June-2003, 02:04 PM
Originally posted by Dreadful Scathe
just accountants :)
Cool, and that explains what THAT story DH was telling me was all about!:wink:

Dreadful Scathe
9th-June-2003, 02:11 PM
Originally posted by Chicklet
Cool, and that explains what THAT story DH was telling me was all about!:wink:

I have done nothing to DH that wasnt legal in at least 1 european country !!!

:)

Chicklet
9th-June-2003, 02:26 PM
Originally posted by Dreadful Scathe
I have done nothing to DH that wasnt legal in at least 1 european country !!!
:)
**rejects bestest, mostest honestest response on grounds of decency and goes instead for**

and it was all no doubt in the privacy of your own mushroom so who could complain??

Gus
10th-June-2003, 09:03 PM
Originally posted by Dreadful Scathe
I have done nothing to DH that wasnt legal in at least 1 european country !!!

:) Given the wide ranging 'tolerance'in Spain and France .... please could you be so bold as to state an activity that would be illegal????

Jon L
3rd-February-2004, 11:26 PM
It had to be an accountant cos that what Nigel did for a living.

I think? VIktor was also doing that as well or something but then I could be wrong.

Minnie M
5th-February-2004, 08:32 AM
There are lots of great in the Legal Prof. ?? :yeah: BUT NO CATEGORY :what:

eg: LilyB, Linda Ellard, Nigel Robson etc., etc.,


OH.............. and one more who is 'nearly' there :wink:

Katie
5th-February-2004, 02:39 PM
Originally posted by Minnie M
There are lots of great in the Legal Prof. ?? :yeah: BUT NO CATEGORY :what:

eg: LilyB, Linda Ellard, Nigel Robson etc., etc.,


OH.............. and one more who is 'nearly' there :wink:

I'll beat trampy to it! :wink:

Here are some others....Jules, Cynty (as in Mick), Divissima (i was told)...

Minnie M
5th-February-2004, 04:22 PM
Originally posted by Katie
Here are some others....Jules............

Do you mean Jules Flower, Kate ? (teaches with NIgel at Hipsters) if so she is a psychologist and there isn't a category for her either !

other legal eagles - Sophie Bracca, well she is trained ! Judge Mike and I am sure there are more !

TheTramp
5th-February-2004, 07:06 PM
Originally posted by Katie
I'll beat trampy to it! :wink:

Here are some others....Jules, Cynty (as in Mick), Divissima (i was told)... I'm sure that Minnie actually meant you Kate, not me!! :D

My ex-landlady is also both a lawyer and excellent dancer, though she's not seen around much anymore (Michelle).

Steve

Minnie M
5th-February-2004, 07:33 PM
Originally posted by TheTramp
I'm sure that Minnie actually meant you Kate, not me!! :D


:blush: Actually I forgot Kate was a law student too - sorry Kate :sick:

TheTramp
5th-February-2004, 07:37 PM
Also of course, Carol Hatton (who competed with me at Blackpool 2 years ago (in the red shimmy dress), and at Beach Boogie) is also both a lawyer and fantastic dancer.

I'm sure that more will occur too :D

Steve

Sheepman
6th-February-2004, 12:21 AM
Originally posted by Minnie M
OH.............. and one more who is 'nearly' there :wink: Do you mean nearly great, or nearly in the legal profession? :wink:

Greg

Minnie M
6th-February-2004, 01:18 AM
Originally posted by Sheepman
Do you mean nearly great, or nearly in the legal profession?

You could be right there Greg, after all he is 'only a beginner'

TheTramp
6th-February-2004, 02:08 AM
Originally posted by Sheepman
Do you mean nearly great, or nearly in the legal profession? :wink: Or both? :sick:

Steve

Divissima
9th-February-2004, 04:40 PM
Originally posted by Minnie M:
Do you mean Jules Flower, Kate ? (teaches with NIgel at Hipsters) if so she is a psychologist and there isn't a category for her either !You are both right - Jules was a psychologist, but she's requalifying as a lawyer (unless she's seen sense and changed her mind! :really: :wink: )

Sheepman
9th-February-2004, 05:01 PM
Originally posted by Divissima
(unless she's seen sense and changed her mind! :really: :wink: ) er yes, I think she has, good luck in the new job Jules!

Greg

Katie
9th-February-2004, 06:34 PM
Jules has given up the law degree because she was offered a job as a criminal psychologist. Good luck to her! :clap:

Divissima
9th-February-2004, 07:58 PM
Sounds great - good luck, Jules :grin:

Andy McGregor
10th-February-2004, 05:22 PM
Originally posted by Katie
Jules has given up the law degree because she was offered a job as a criminal psychologist.

:confused:

Just so I know, does this make Jules more or less scary?

Either way, I don't find Jules scary - but that might be because I usually see her in a room full of even more scary women:tears:

Moi?

Said too much?:innocent:

spindr
10th-February-2004, 05:49 PM
Originally posted by Andy McGregor
Just so I know, does this make Jules more or less scary?

To misquote Frank Carson -- "Jules is a Cracker"

In every sense :)

SpinDr